National CBA Festival of Archaeology has kicked off with events happening across the Cranborne Chase AONB

The annual extravaganza of heritage events is coordinated by the Council for British Archaeology. Each year the Festival showcases the very best of British archaeology, and this year the landscape of the AONB is really flying its flag. Events include:

• A guided walk lead by the Wiltshire Archaeology service at Mere Castle and Whitesheet Hill (Sun 17th July)
• Finds identification day at Rockbourne Roman Villa (17th July) & Legio II Augusta (24th July)
• In the footsteps of Pitt River, guided walk in the northern Cranborne Chase (22nd July)
• The Dorset Historic Environment Team on the road at Kingston Lacy (23rd & 24th July)
• AONB Archaeology Seminar at Tisbury (Sat 23rd July)
• Open day at Teffont Excavations (Sun 24th July)
• A guided walk of Cranborne Chase (Sat 30th July)

There are also numerous events at the Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum in Salisbury and the Priest's House Museum & Garden, Wimborne Minster. For more information on these events visit the Festival Website.